Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21
LEGISLATITE GOSSIP.
WOE TO THE WOOERS.

LEUASLAxlvE GOSSlP.
WOE TO THE WOOERS.
1t has come at last. For months and
years has Dakota been an asylum for the
love of the discouraged wooers, and the
youths and maidens with palpitatin, ,
hearts, whose parents objected and whose
friends intrigued, have fled to the broad
fields of Dakota and united their hearts in
the open arms Of her generosity. And
here, too, where every heart is pure and
minds are free from the prejudices of the
etfete and jaundiced east have the maids of
unmentiOnable years found the colorado
Of atfectlon and the panacea for their ills
OF heart. They came to wed bonanza
farmers and millionaire cowboys, merchant
princes and eloquent Legislators, without
confronting an assumptive and inqulsitive
official to whom they must expose their
age. But, alas, tis ended now. The hope
has fled; the joy is blighted; the bliss has
been turned to sadness, and the balm to
gall, for the willy Senator Galloway stalks
abroad with his marriage license bill. The
senator's bill is bugaboO to the maid who
comes to Dakota to plunge into the
cauldrOn OF matrim0ny, and it is horri-
Bile club over the beardless youth who
aspires to the dignity OF a fathe:, for it he
has not passed his 2lst mule post, he must
ask his pa.
ANOTHER CLASH,
but one that is harmless in it's nature, took
place between the senate and the house
yesterday, the senate refusing to pass the
resolution OF the house givingt to each men,
Der six daily papers, or their equivalent in
nt,oifr fn
olution was referred plucked it and riddled
with the pressure of their oratorical pile
drivers, threw it back for reconsideration
in lhe lower house. or course it is small
matter, and the senators We're very courte-
GUS in their remarks, but they refused to
pass the resolution, and Judging from the
remarks OF few OF the members of the
house the time is coming when that body
will "get event. with a vengeance. When
til clash comes it will be well for the gen
tlemen accustomed to occupying the cOrr-
dOrs and stairWays between the houses
to wear their chest protectors, as the draft
will be very cold.
THE GENIAL SULLIVAN,
of the house, is popular gentleman, and
stands in good repute with his fellow menn-
bers, but yesterday when he moved to ad-
journ till Monday next, he did that which,
had he been less popular, would have won
for him the suspicion and enmity of the
hJuse,and made him target for the slings
mainder OF the session. But Mr.. Williams
reminded him that this adjournment
would deprive the members of their per
diem for to- day, just in time to have him
withdraw his motion, and thus the danger
Gus and threatening calamity was averted
IN HIS ELEMENT.
Yesterday afternoon when the delegation
Of ladies entered the house 1t was noticed
that the genteel and fascinating Tom
Elliott removed the half-smoked cigar from
beneath his eloquent moustache, brushed
the silken locks back from his Daniel
OConnell brow, an doubled his necktie in
the most modern and eSthetic bow. The
TRIBUNE will be pardoned for referring to
these little evidences of respect for the
ladies on the part of Mr.. Elliott, but since
his graceful and touching apology for sup
porting candidate in opposition to lady
he has become one OF the conspicuous fig
ures on the floor. and at the urgent request
OF the ladies of the city his every act will
be watched with care and scrutiny.
SUCH is LIFE.
How strange it is that when man be-
gins to climb toward the top of the ladder
of fame and popularity, there is always
! some one to attach a dead load to his coat
tail, or stand above and strike him with a
club. No sooner did Mr.. McCumber intro
duce his bill for the support and mainte-
nance Of the volunteer fire companies of the
territory from the tax paid into the treas
ury by foreign insurance companies. than
the Sly and watchful Burnnam, of the
house, hurls in bill for the same purpose,
and slashes of a portion OF the tax from ali
companies. Mr.. Burnham's bill is printed,
and it now behooves Senator McCumber to
hump himself with lively hump to gain
the friendship Of the firemen of the terrific.
ry, and secure their valuable support for a
place in the lutnre, that the sweet melody
OF his voice may come from the national
capitol instead OF from the senate chamber
of Dakota. aa ,'s, ~ =
| MIR. GRIGsBY's POSITION.
The newspaper correspondents have
done Senator Grigsby grave and serious